New England Private Drinking Water Well Symposium
Monday, November 14, 2005
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Talks from Symposium Available for
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Introduction and Symposium Objectives
Alyson McCann, Water Quality Program Coordinator,
University of Rhode Island, Cooperative Extension
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator,
US Environmental Protection Agency – New England
Keynote Speaker
Susan Seacrest, President, The Groundwater Foundation
Private Well Stewardship: Information, Inclusion, and Involvement
Moderator: Alyson McCann, Water Quality Program Coordinator,
University of Rhode Island, Cooperative Extension
Late Morning Concurrent Sessions
SESSION 1: FOCUS ON ARSENIC
Angeline
Andrew, Research Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College.
Biomarkers
associated with Arsenic in drinking water wells.
Steve
Spayd, PG, MPH, Bureau of Water Resources New Jersey Geological Survey. Arsenic
treatment and retention of arsenic
in the body.
Benjamin
Bostick, Associate Professor, Dartmouth College.
Arsenic Release at
the Coakley Landfill Superfund Site.
Moderator: Nancy Serrell, Associate Director for Outreach,
Center for Environmental Health Services, Dartmouth College
SESSION 2: FOCUS ON RADON
Vincente
Guiseppe, Research Assistant, University of Maine, Orono. Variation
and radon concentration with depth in private wells.
Dr.
Charles Hess, Professor, University of Maine. A
Maine radon in water measurement proficiency study.
Eric
Frohmberg, Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services.Rationale
for Testing Radon in Maine: New Maine Number.
Moderator: Kira Jacobs, Source Water Protection Team
Leader, US EPA - New England
SESSION 3: FOCUS ON OTHER CONTAMINANTS
OF CONCERN
Dr.
Stewart Chute, Connecticut Department of Public Health.
A comparison value for
1,4-dioxane in contaminated drinking water.
Joseph
Ayotte, P.G., Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey NH - VT
Water Science Center. MTBE
occurrence and related factors in public and private wells
in southeast
New Hampshire.
Pam
Schnepper, Toxicologist, New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services.Perchlorate
in Drinking Water - Current Issues in Regulatory Toxicology.
Moderator: Marilyn Lopes, Extension Educator, University
of Massachusetts – Cape Cod Extension
Afternoon Program
State
of the States’ Programs (pdf
of all state reports together; individual state reports
available below)
Representatives
from state drinking water agencies in New England will
present their private
well programs,
discuss current issues and concerns regarding private well
safety, as well as outreach and risk communication efforts
to the private well users.
Connecticut:
Ray Jarema, P.E., Senior Engineer, CT. Dept. of Public
Health, Division of Environmental Health.
Maine:
Eric Frohmberg Toxicologist, Environmental Health Unit, Maine
Dept. of Health and Human Services, Maine
Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Massachusetts:
Suzanne Robert, Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection.
New Hampshire: Bernie Lucey, Senior Engineer, NH
Department of Environmental Services
Rhode
Island: Patrick Craft, Contract Program Specialist,
Rhode Island Department of Health, Office of Private Well
Water Contamination.
Vermont:
Rodney Pingree, Chief, Water Resources Section, VT Agency
of Natural Resources.
Moderator: Jane Downing, Chief, Drinking Water
Branch, US EPA – New England
Effective Risk
Communication Strategies
This interactive session will provide participants with practical
techniques focusing on:
Principles of Behavior
Change and Social Marketing (Dr. James B. Lewis, Sc.D.,
Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, School
of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire)
Working with Low Literacy Audiences (Sue Stableford, MPH,
MSB, Director, AHEC Health Literacy Center)
Moderator: Julia Peterson, Extension Specialist, University
of New Hampshire
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